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Stede Bonnet and Ed ”Blackbeard” (Babygirl) Teach, Our Flag Means Death 🏴‍☠️

Animal character designs

It was an absolute pleasure and also a challenge to bring this scene to life. I cried a few times in the process, because it was hard. Really hard. But somehow I managed and I can move on. :D You can get a print of this on my inprnt store!

Story written and tiny book in hand, it was time to think about how I wanted my tiger to look. What makes a tiger look like a tiger and not a lion or a panther? The stripes, right? But how do you make a tiger look like a tiger if she doesn't have stripes? In order to figure that out I had to draw a lot of tigers! I worked from mostly photo references, but I also wanted to do some sketching from life, so I paid a visit to my local zoo. I even did a little sculpting to get a solid grip on tiger anatomy. (So what /does/ makes a tiger sans stripes look like a tiger? Answer: it's the cheek floofs.)

Sketchbook page from the other day. More ballpoint art.

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🎃Happy early Halloween!!🎃

I think I was put on this earth to draw animals in old-timey clothes